Believed to be the opening of the Millmerran section, 1911. Note the incomplete station building (no roof) behind the loco
RM55 and trailer pause at Pittsworth Station on a special train to Millmerran to Celebrate the Centenary of the opening of the line to Pittsworth, September 1987
Grain traffic was substantial and has been the branch lifeblood all along. A rail motor service operated between 1928 and 1969. As occurred elsewhere, road transport took over much of the business with the result that only spasmodic grain transport remains.[citation needed]
The line was closed following the 2010–11 Queensland floods.[1] American operator Watco began operating grain trains to and from Brookstead in April 2022 on behalf of GrainCorp.
The line was laid with 30kg/m rail with an axle load of 15.75 tonnes. The maximum grade is 1 in 50 (2%) and the minimum radius curves are 160m. The line speed is 50km/h to Brookstead, and was 30km/h beyond.[citation needed]
^"Springborg slams line closure". The Chronicle. Toowoomba Newspapers. 11 November 2011. from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
"Kerr, John (1990), Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways, Boolarong Publications, ISBN978-0-86439-102-5
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1925 map of the Queensland railway system
January 25, 2023
millmerran, railway, line, kilometre, long, branch, railway, darling, downs, region, queensland, australia, line, southbrook, 2014, vtelegend71km, graincorp, siding70km, millmerran59km, yandillacondamine, river53km, pampascondamine, river, north, 47km, brookst. The Millmerran railway line is a 71 kilometre long branch railway in the Darling Downs region of Queensland Australia Line at Southbrook 2014 vteMillmerran railway lineLegend71km Graincorp siding70km Millmerran59km YandillaCondamine River53km PampasCondamine River north arm 47km Brookstead42km Cecilvale39km Yarranlea26km Pittsworth25km Pittsworth East22km Broxburn18km Greenhills16km Southbrook9km Umbiram6km The Hollows0km Southern Line from Wyreema Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit Believed to be the opening of the Millmerran section 1911 Note the incomplete station building no roof behind the loco RM55 and trailer pause at Pittsworth Station on a special train to Millmerran to Celebrate the Centenary of the opening of the line to Pittsworth September 1987 The Queensland Parliament approved a railway line to link Pittsworth with the east via the Southern railway line from Toowoomba in October 1885 citation needed The line branches off the Southern line in the township of Wyreema then called Beauaraba 17 km south of the major regional city of Toowoomba and opened on 19 September 1887 The Southern line branched from Gowrie Junction until the opening of the Drayton Deviation from Toowoomba direct to Wyreema in 1915 citation needed Stops were constructed en route to Pittsworth at The Hollows Umbiram Southbrook Greenhills and Broxburn citation needed An extension to the agricultural centre of Millmerran via Murlaggan Yarranlea Cecilvale Brookstead Pampas and Yandilla was approved in November 1909 and opened for business on 18 October 1911 Much of the line closely parallels the Gore Highway citation needed Grain traffic was substantial and has been the branch lifeblood all along A rail motor service operated between 1928 and 1969 As occurred elsewhere road transport took over much of the business with the result that only spasmodic grain transport remains citation needed The line was closed following the 2010 11 Queensland floods 1 American operator Watco began operating grain trains to and from Brookstead in April 2022 on behalf of GrainCorp The line was laid with 30kg m rail with an axle load of 15 75 tonnes The maximum grade is 1 in 50 2 and the minimum radius curves are 160m The line speed is 50km h to Brookstead and was 30km h beyond citation needed See also Edit Queensland portal Railways portalRail transport in QueenslandReferences Edit Springborg slams line closure The Chronicle Toowoomba Newspapers 11 November 2011 Archived from the original on 26 October 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2014 Kerr John 1990 Triumph of narrow gauge a history of Queensland Railways Boolarong Publications ISBN 978 0 86439 102 5External links Edit1925 map of the Queensland railway system 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Millmerran railway line amp oldid 1093633334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
